Photodynamic Therapy Mediated by Topical Application of 5- ALA for the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses

September 7, 2018 updated by: University of Chicago
The purpose of this study is to compare the treatment of skin growths called actinic keratoses (AK) with 5-ALA PDT, an FDA-approved treatment, versus treatment with other conventionally used FDA-approved agents such as cryotherapy, Imiquimod, or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
        • The University of Chicago

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 95 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-95 years old
  • Diagnosied with actinic keratoses.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have had Isotretinoin therapy less that 1 year prior to screening.
  • Patients who have an adverse reaction to light exposure (for example photo- exacerbated seizures).
  • History of porphyria

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Application of 5-ALA PDT to some lesions on skin with "Blue U" light source (417 nm).
Drug: 5-ALA plus Blu-Light
20% 5-ALA ampoules will be crushed and prepared for application after shaking for 3 minutes. Topical ALA will be applied liberally on skin with extra pressure on lesions. Incubation of ALA will take place for 0-3 hours. Exposure to Blue U light source (417 nm) (DUSA), will be performed for Actinic Keratosis for 15 minutes. Application of combination light sources will be performed when lesions are traced with one pass of Pulsed dye laser (595 nm) (Candela) followed by exposure to Blue U light source for 5-8 minutes pending response.
Experimental: 2
5-FU, Imiquimod or treatment with cryotherapy to lesions on the skin.
Drug: 5-FU, Imiquimod or treatment with cryotherapy
Cryotherapy will be performed on lesions only every 2 week intervals. Application of Imiquimod will be done on the treated skin area 5 days weekly for 4-6 weeks. 5-FU will be once daily on the treated areas 4- 6 weeks. Responses will be monitored every 2 weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Actinic keratosis /incomplete therapy and reoccurence
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Erythema
Time Frame: 2 weeks post therapy
Early skin responses 2 weeks post therapy (erythema, scaling, post inflammatory skin changes, fine wrinkling of skin, mottled pigmentation)
2 weeks post therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Chicago

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 23, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 23, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

December 25, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 10, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2018

Last Verified

September 1, 2018

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 15725A

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